Obtaining a C-grade in GCSE English is a crucial benchmark required for pupils wanting to continue their studies at A-level or further education college.

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Further, recent studies show that senior women are hit three times harder than their male counterparts in these tough economic times.

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But scientific studies have taken things one step further and shown that as cab drivers hone their skills, their hippocampus -- the part of the brain that deals with spatial memory and navigation -- gradually gets bigger.

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They had helped fund their daughter's year in Italy in order to further her Italian, German and creative writing studies.

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